I know this is a stupid question...but what command prompt are you guys using? I used the previous WOQI with Linux command...the first time I ran:

PmModemUpdater /media/internal/Sprint_60677.tar

and got this:

Warning! Please make sure you have a fully charged battery or are connected to an external source before you do your update.
Warning! You can potentially trash your modem firmware if system loses power in the middle of updating firmware!
Warning! To abort, press CTRL+C.

..but then it just stopped and went back to the regular prompt.

This time I tried adding the -m...

..and it's been sitting for like 4 minutes so far...?

Psalm 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone,
and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

DUH! Gosh I get so wrapped up in this that I start forgetting the basics...I've been using the WOQI prompt and the terminal app..and internalz...that I forgot all about this...sweet!

LAst question...how long should this take? almost 10 minutes now and it's still...*thinking*...

An on-device Terminal would be fine to use also, but, none of them for webOS 2.* either work, or are terribly useable. I've never used Jason's built-in terminal in Internalz, so I can't really comment there.

It only takes about 20 seconds max. It either succeeded, or silently failed. You could check your PRL in Device Info but either way, you should be fine just starting over. No biggie. I'd flash it the more correct way before a reboot though, just in case...

So is there another way to check the PRL version since the buttons still don't show?

I saw a post a while back about a provisioner?..and the person then had their buttons show? Otherwise I assume I have to go back to the prompt?

Edit: I'd like the buttons obviously...but I ran PmModemUpdater -v again and..

wooohoooo! Success!

AND I have a connection..lol

You guys rock. Seriously. It's ridiculous. Even if sprint doesn't get anymore webos devices...we can just keep hacking legacy til we're running with the new dogs. Love it!

"Check your PRL version" as in "Check for an update"? Not really, not yet (outside of using the "funny version" of the 2.0.1 Doctor that was never officially/legally released). I just have been checking Google every week or so. "sprint prl 60677" until one day (Sunday) something came up and I started typing here about it.

As far as the buttons go, sure you can make them appear, but they won't do anything (again, unless you use the "funny versions" of the behind-the-scenes-things).

Will make those buttons appear again, but, with anything other then unspeakable, boarding on illegal ways, they won't *do* anything.

Which brings me to:

"What about a provisioner?"

It's the service that runs in the background actually making those buttons work, and going out and grabbing the PRL file and installing it. The only version of it that works on webOS 2.*, has never been officially released (it's a Sprint thing, not a Palm thing). It's in the Funny Version, though.

I, personally, am trying to get this to work by "normal" means. The best that means, right now, is backing up your old info from 1.4.5 (/var/lib/software), restoring that on webOS2.1, and manually (PmModemUpdater) updating the PRL.

I, personally, am trying to get this to work by "normal" means. The best that means, right now, is backing up your old info from 1.4.5 (/var/lib/software), restoring that on webOS2.1, and manually (PmModemUpdater) updating the PRL.

Per the below, I guess what I was asking in a post before this is, this method below appears to allow you to actually click the button to manual check for prl updates again right? I meant does it also allow the update network button to actually function? If so I'd be ready for the 2.1 jump finally...

Per the below, I guess what I was asking in a post before this is, this method below appears to allow you to actually click the button to manual check for prl updates again right? I meant does it also allow the update network button to actually function? If so I'd be ready for the 2.1 jump finally...

Ah. Then I see what you're asking: "Can Sprint detect if you're using the unreleased, and illegally obtained, version of their software on your phone on their Network?"

That's a very good question. That would depend on how fine-grained their database is, I guess.

Sprint has not, does not, will not, sell a Pre- with the OS version of 2.*. Do they track that? Doubt it. I'm not sure I can think of a single reason why they would bother. *BUT*, if they do, and said OS version asks their servers for a PRL, then something's fishy since they never released software for that OS version, on that hardware, that could.

What's the chance of that? I'd say so damn slim that it's not worth worrying about. But do I know for certain? No.